Golden Age - Foreign Policy Flashcards

1
Q

Approach to Versailles from Nationalists

A

Outright reject Versailles and build up army to become powerful

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2
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Approach to Versailles from Stresemann

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Policy of ‘fulfilment’

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3
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Define ‘fulfilment’

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Cooperate to an extent (reparations’ in order to negotiate revised treaty

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4
Q

During what years was Stresemann Foreign Minister?

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1923-1929

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5
Q

When did Franco-Belgian forces leave the Ruhr?

A

1925

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6
Q

Date of Dawes Plan

A

1924

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7
Q

Date of Locarno Pact

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December 1925

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8
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‘Major’ nations involved in Locarno Pact

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  • France
  • USA
  • Britain
  • Italy
  • Germany
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9
Q

Name the two parts of the Locarno Pact

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  • Rhineland Pact
  • Arbitration Treaties
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10
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What was agreed by the Rhineland Pact?

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  • Respect western (Versailles) borders
  • Demilitarisation of Rhineland
  • Mutual defensive pact
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11
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What was agreed by the Arbitration Treaties?

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  • Any border dispute should be settled by foreign arbitration
  • Poland, Czechoslovakia & France guarantee independence
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12
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How did the Locarno Pact impact the eastern borders?

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It didn’t

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13
Q

When did Germany enter the League of Nations?

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1926

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14
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As a result of what Treaty did Germany join the League of Nations?

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Locarno Pact

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15
Q

List similarities between Germany and USSR in 1922

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  • Defeated in WW1 with harsh treaties
  • Hated Polish independence
  • Banned from League of Nations
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16
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Who negotiated the Treaty of Rapallo?

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Walther Rathenau

17
Q

Date of Rapallo

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April 1922

18
Q

Terms of Rapallo

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  • Trade and economic cooperation increased
  • Restoration of diplomatic ties
  • Compensation claims (WW1) dropped
  • Military training and development in Russia (Hidden from Allies)
19
Q

Date of Treaty of Berlin

A

April 1926

20
Q

Terms of Treaty of Berlin

A
  • Same as Rapallo
  • As long as USSR is not the aggressor, Germany will remain neutral in war with Russia
21
Q

Countries that Germany signed military (weapons) treaties with

A
  • USSR
  • Spain
  • Sweden
22
Q

Year of Kellogg-Briand Pact

A

1928

23
Q

What was the Kellogg-Briand pact?

A

International agreement not to use offensive wars to solve disputes

24
Q

Year of end of Allied occupation

A

1930

25
Q

List Years and Zones for end of Allied occupation

A

-Zone 1 = 1926
Zone 2 = 1929
Zone 3 = 1930

26
Q

How far ahead of schedule (Versailles) was the end of Allied occupation?

A

5 years